Former Globetrotters play in Oak Ridge this weekend

The Harlem Legends, a professional group of athletes made up of former Harlem Globetrotters, as well as professionals from the NBA, NFL and past Olympics, will play the Oak Ridge All-Stars, a local group comprised of city officials, educators and former Oak Ridge High School “Wildcats” in a friendly game of hoops ...

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By Darrell Richardson/The Oak Ridger

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Darrell Richardson/The Oak Ridger

Posted Nov. 21, 2013 at 10:42 AM

By Darrell Richardson/The Oak Ridger

Posted Nov. 21, 2013 at 10:42 AM

The Harlem Legends, a professional group of athletes made up of former Harlem Globetrotters, as well as professionals from the NBA, NFL and past Olympics, will play the Oak Ridge All-Stars, a local group comprised of city officials, educators and former Oak Ridge High School “Wildcats” in a friendly game of hoops — Globetrotter style — at 5 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Funds will benefit the Regina Kirk Foundation and the Scarboro Community Alumni Association. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door and a VIP meet-and-greet with the All-Stars is $25, according to local information provided by Tatia Harris.

Additional information can be obtained by calling:

• Regina Kirk at (423) 320-8699;

• Julie Holloway Fletcher at (615) 823-0571; or

• Michael Douglas at (678) 630-8843.

Saturday’s event at Oak Ridge High School is being promoted as “an evening of family fun” that includes prizes and entertainment.

Call now for your tickets to this special community fundraising event or come to Oak Ridge High School with your family, friends, church group, Scout group, etc. for the 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, tipoff of the Harlem Legends vs. the Oak Ridge All-Stars.